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SEC Bars Advisor for 20-Year, $24M Ponzi Scheme
By Melanie WaddellPaul Horton Smith told clients they were investing in an annuity or real estate, the SEC said.
July 02, 2024
New SEC RILA Rules Accentuate the Negative, Commissioner SaysRegistering new products will get easier, but the required notices could scare off investors, Hester Peirce warns.
July 01, 2024
SEC to Let Insurers Register RILAs on a Simpler FormThe shift also affects market-value-adjusted annuities but not annuity spigots plugged into ordinary portfiolios.
July 01, 2024
Ex-Billionaire Gets 7 1/2-Year Sentence for Defrauding Investors Goldman, GoogleRishi Shah, who sold ads on TVs in doctors' offices, was convicted of over a dozen fraud and money laundering charges last year.
June 29, 2024
SIFMA, FSI Join Suit to Strike Down DOL Fiduciary RuleThe trade groups join insurance industry groups in asking a court in Texas to vacate the rule.
June 28, 2024
Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Rule in Blow to Agency PowerThe ruling raises new questions about agencies' power to regulate emerging fields like crypto and AI.
June 27, 2024
Supreme Court Curbs SEC's In-House Judges in Fraud CasesThe 6-3 decision could reduce the agency's leverage to extract high-dollar settlements.
June 26, 2024
Expect SEC Reg BI Actions to Heat Up: Law FirmDual registrants "may be particularly compelling targets" for the regulator, Gibson Dunn attorneys say.